• Jan -- NAF has 20 aircraft
consisting of 1 JRB-4, 1 F9F-3, 1 F8F-1, 1 F4U-5, 1 F4U-4, 1 F7F-3N,
1 AD-4, 1 AD-1, 1 TBM-3E, 3 PB4Y-2, 1 P2V-2, 1 R4D-6, 1 R4D-5, 1 JD-1,
1 SNB-5, 1 SNB-2, 1 SNB-1 &1 F6F-5K.
• Opening of T-range
for rocket proof firing.
• Opening of K-3 range for crosswind firing
of rockets.
• 06 March -- A Talos missile, powered by a ramjet engine,
was launched by NOTS, and operated two minutes in the longest full-scale
ramjet flight yet achieved.
• Jan -- NAF
has 20 aircraft consisting of 1 JRB-4, 2 F9F-2, 1 F8F-2, 1 F4U-5, 1
F4U-4, 1 F3D-1, 1 F7F-3N, 1 AD-4, 1 AD-2Q, 1 AD-1, 3 PB4Y-2, 1 P2V-2,
1 R4D-6, 1 R4D-5, 1 JD-1, 1 SNB-5 & 1 SNB-1.
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Sierra Wave project team |
Sierra Wave project team, Inyokern, 27 January 1951.
Official U.S. Navy photo.
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Sierra Wave project team |
Sierra Wave project team, Inyokern, 27 January 1951.
Official U.S. Navy photo.
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Sidewinder
1 |
AD-4 Skyraider BuNo 123920, Sidewinder 1 missile,
China Lake, 08 Feb 1951. Official U.S. Navy photo.
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Sidewinder 1 |
AD-4 Skyraider BuNo 123920, Sidewinder 1 missile,
China Lake, 08 Feb 1951. Official U.S. Navy photo.
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F4U-4 Corsair |
F4U-4 Corsair BuNo 97061, shaped charge warhead on
5" rocket, China Lake, 12 Feb 1951. Official U.S. Navy
photo.
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AAFFR gun pod |
AD-1 Skyraider BuNo 09177, AAFFR gun pod arming,
China Lake, 12 Feb 1951. Official U.S. Navy photo.
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Luscombe Silvaire |
Luscombe Silvaire in the Harvey Field hangar &
Sierra Wave Sailplane N63174 in front of the hangar,
Inyokern, 15 February 1951. Official U.S. Navy photo.
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Luscombe Silvaire |
Sierra Wave Sailplane N63174 nears the Harvey Field
tower, Inyokern, 15 February 1951. Official U.S. Navy
photo.
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City of Inyokern |
California Central Airlines DC-3, City of Inyokern,
N12935 (former USAAF C-47K s/n 43-2010,) inaugural service from Inyokern, 26 February 1951.
L-r: Cdr Burks, Cdr McLaren, Francis Drew, Capt Vieweg,
Julie Abram, Col Shepard, Mr & Mrs Ives, Capt Criddle.
Official U.S. Navy photo.
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B-26C Invader |
USAF B-26C Invader used for 2.75" Mighty Mouse
rocket tests, K Range, 02 March 1951. Shot 1 struck
below starboard stabilizer blowing it off. Shot 2 completely
gutted the fuselage. Port engine was ripped off by round
4. Round 6 tore a two foot hole in the nacelle and ignited
fuel. Round 7 tore a six foot hole in the port wing.
Official U.S. Navy photo.
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Loading and defusing building |
Loading and defusing building, Randsburg Wash Range
test Range HQ area, China Lake, March 1951. Official
U.S. Navy photo.
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Sidewinder team |
Members of the Sidewinder team studying an early
model of the missile. L-r: unknown, Sid Crockett &
Mike Kamimoto, China Lake, 22 March 1951. Official U.S.
Navy photo.
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WINGAR |
F4U-4 Corsair BuNo 97061, WINGAR, China Lake, 17
Apr 1951. Official U.S. Navy photo.
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WINGAR |
WINGAR rocket, China Lake, 17 Apr 1951. Official
U.S. Navy photo.
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Hellcat drone |
F6F-5K Hellcat drone, China Lake, 26 Apr 1951. Official
U.S. Navy photo.
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Bearcat and Tigercat |
Pt. Mugu F8F-2 Bearcat BuNo 121545, Mother plane &
Pt. Mugu F7F-2N Tigercat BuNo 80345, China Lake, 26
Apr 1951. Official U.S. Navy photo.
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F4U-4 Corsair |
F4U-4 Corsair BuNo 97061, Shelly cluster, China Lake,
02 May 1951. Official U.S. Navy photo.
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Shelly cluster |
F4U-4 Corsair BuNo 97061, Shelly cluster close-up,
China Lake, 02 May 1951. Official U.S. Navy photo.
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FFAR pod |
F4U-5 Corsair BuNo 121840, over & under FFAR
pod, China Lake, 02 May 1951. Official U.S. Navy photo.
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Sidewinder 1 missile |
Sidewinder 1 missile pictured on a stand under the
wing of an F3D-1 Skyknight. P2V-2 Neptune BuNo 122464,
TBM-3E Avenger BuNo 86151 & F8F Bearcat in the background,
China Lake, 07 May 1951. Official U.S. Navy photo.
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F3D-1 Skyknight |
F3D-1 Skyknight, probably BuNo 123757, and Sidewinder
1 missile, China Lake 07 May 1951. Official U.S. Navy
photo.
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MK-13 aerial torpedo |
A MK-13 aerial torpedo is being loaded into the bombay
of P2V-2 Neptune BuNo 122464, China Lake 11 May 1951.
Official U.S. Navy photo.
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F9F-2 Panther |
F9F-2 Panther BuNo 127090 in hangar #1, unknown SNB
at left. China Lake, 21 May 1951. Official U.S. Navy
photo.
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Omar missile |
P2V-2 Neptune BuNo 122464, Omar missile, China Lake
22 May 1951. Official U.S. Navy photo.
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P2V-2 Neptune Omar |
P2V-2 Neptune BuNo 122464, OMAR, NAF China Lake,
22 May 1951. Official U.S. Navy photo.
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Omar missile |
Fletcher FD Defender, civil registration N90802,
Fletcher launchers, China Lake 11 Jun 1951. Official
U.S. Navy photo.
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Fletcher FD Defender |
Fletcher FD Defender, civil registration N90802,
Fletcher launchers, China Lake 11 Jun 1951. Official
U.S. Navy photo.
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Shelly Clusters |
F4U-5 Corsair BuNo 121840, Shelly Clusters close-up,
China Lake, 13 June 1951. Official U.S. Navy photo.
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Shelly Clusters |
F4U-5 Corsair BuNo 121840, HVAR's, China Lake, 13
June 1951. Official U.S. Navy photo.
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Graduating class |
Graduating class at NOTS China Lake on 16 June 1951.
Unfortunately I misplaced the photos & the documentation
and don't have the who, why and what info. Official
U.S. Navy photo.
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Graduating class |
Graduating class at NOTS China Lake on 16 June 1951.
Unfortunately I misplaced the photos & the documentation
and don't have the who, why and what info. The sign
on the wall behind them says Research, Development &
Test. Official U.S. Navy photo.
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catapult sling |
F8F-1 Bearcat BuNo 95160, catapult sling, China Lake,
26 Jun 1951. Official U.S. Navy photo.
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rocket clusters |
F9F-2 Panther BuNo 127090, rocket clusters, China
Lake, 09 Jul 1951. Official U.S. Navy photo.
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F8F-2 Bearcat |
F8F-2 Bearcat BuNo 121674 with hangar 1 in the background,
Hot Line, China Lake, 12 Jul 1951. Official U.S. Navy
photo.
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SNB-1 Navigator |
SNB-1 Navigator, aka Bugsmasher, BuNo 51058, China
Lake, 12 Jul 1951. Official U.S. Navy photo.
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F9F-2 Panther |
F9F-2 Panther BuNo 127090, Hot Line, China Lake,
12 Jul 1951. Official U.S. Navy photo.
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F3D-1 Skyknight |
F3D-1 Skyknight BuNo 123755, China Lake, 12 Jul 1951.
Official U.S. Navy photo.
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AD-4 Skyraider |
AD-4 Skyraider BuNo 123920, China Lake, 12 Jul 1951.
Official U.S. Navy photo.
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Shelly cluster rocket package |
F9F-2 Panther BuNo 127090, Shelly cluster rocket
package, China Lake, 30 Jul 1951. Official U.S. Navy
photo.
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Hellcat drone |
F6F Hellcat drone, Q-509, being readied for catapult
takeoff, China Lake, 01 Aug 1951. Official U.S. Navy
photo.
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Target suspension tower |
Target suspension tower under construction, Randsburg
Wash Range, China Lake, November 1951. Official U.S.
Navy photo.
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P2V Neptune in flight |
P2V Neptune in flight with a Terrier missile, 13
Dec 1951. Official U.S. Navy photo.
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